For Health Consumers

"Top Ten" Most Useful Websites

The Medical Library Association finds the following web sites particularly useful (sites are listed in alphabetical, NOT ranked, order):

• Cancer.gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• familydoctor.org
• healthfinder®
• HIV InSite
• Kidshealth®
• Mayo Clinic
• MEDEM: an information partnership of medical societies
• MEDLINEplus (English | Spanish)
• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health

The Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS) of MLA evaluates web sites based on the following criteria: credibility, sponsorship/authorship, content, audience, currency, disclosure, purpose, links, design, interactivity, and disclaimers.

Need more information? Try asking a medical librarian (note that not all medical libraries are open to the public). Call your local hospital, health care center, medical school, or contact MLA:

Medical Library Association
Suite 1900
65 East Wacker Place
Chicago, IL 60601-7298
312.419.9094
Fax, 312.419.8950